Quote Originally Posted by zarkwizard View Post
Yes, you need to have a planet that meets one of 2 things:

1 - You own it (Active colony, or Mining Outpost)
2 - Someone else owns it and you are trading with them.

The planets in your system already have mining outposts on them, aside from your terran home world which has a colony.

Hope this clears it up.
What kind of ships do you require to harvest from planets a couple squares away?